Professor Robert Myers, from the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has been honoured with a University Professorship. University Professor is a member of faculty recognized for extraordinary contributions to scholarship and teaching and participation in university life. The award is conferred upon long-serving tenured faculty members who have […]
Anti-Asian discrimination spread quickly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as people of Chinese descent and those perceived as Chinese were targeted as originators of the pandemic – a stigma that is stoked by President Donald Trump’s characterization of COVID-19 as the “China virus.” But even before they were unfairly targeted, many in the […]
Four future Liberal Arts & Professional Studies students were recently awarded international scholarships to fund their education at York University, marking the beginning of an exciting academic journey. Emerging atop an excellent class of applicants from countries all over the world, student recipients Musaddiq Ahmed, Young Woo Keum, Masoom Gaba, and Takehiro Koshihara are elated […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Professor Amber Gazso from the Department of Sociology is a recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant worth […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Professor Molly Ladd-Taylor, with the Department of History has received a 2020 Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Department of Sociology Professor Guida C. Man was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant valued at $99,980 for […]
In a new paper published in The Extractive Industries and Society journal, Gabrielle Slowey, an associate professor at York University, examines how vulnerable First Nations communities have been put at greater risk by resource extraction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Slowey co-wrote the article with the University of Manitoba’s Warren Bernauer. Titled, “COVID-19, extractive industries, and […]
By Anam Raheel LA&PS Professors received more than $2 million in 2020 Insight Grants from SSHRC. Keep reading the #LAPSInsightOut series to learn more about the amazing research happening in our Faculty. Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Jing Wang has been awarded an Insight Grant of $53,234 by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) has announced details of a new program for internationally educated professionals (IEPs) funded through a contract agreement with the Canadian federal government valued at $1,095,706 over the next three years. With the possibility of an additional two-year extension to be negotiated during the third year, the […]
Ten students at York University were recently honoured with the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students’ contributions to the growth, development and vitality of the York University community through their leadership, enthusiasm and dedication. Now in its eighth year, the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award was created in honour of Robert J. Tiffin, […]